This year’s CES was an odd one. This is a conference usually dominated by futuristic, expensive TVs and futuristic, expensive cars, but those things weren’t what dominated CES 2026. Instead, Las Vegas was filled with new ideas about old gadgets, and showed us a whole lot of really impressive hardware waiting on software to catch … Read more
A crypto user known as The Smart Ape said he lost about $5,000 from a hot wallet after spending three days in a hotel, not because he clicked a phishing link, but because he made a series of “stupid mistakes,” including using an open WiFi network, taking a phone call in the lobby and approving … Read more
Kia unveiled the EV2, a small and affordably priced electric vehicle built for the European market. The EV2 made its debut at the Brussels Auto Show, where executives touted it as its “most compact” EV to date. Of course, it was another in a long line of affordable, capable, and impressively designed EVs that won’t … Read more
Despite these costs, 2025 wasn’t a terrible year for the company. It managed to grow sales by 6 percent in the US, and in China more than half of the 1.9 million vehicles it sold were New Energy Vehicles, which grew by 22.6 percent. NEVs are EVs and plug-in hybrids—in GM’s case, mostly locally developed … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, undershooting expectations, in the latest sign that the labour market is cooling after years of strong growth. Friday’s figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics fell … Read more
Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heavy criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized and nude images of women and children. In replies to users on Friday, Grok said only paying subscribers on X would be able … Read more
The BAFTA longlists were revealed this morning and there are a handful of notable absences and surprises; nothing awards-shattering, but some eye-brow raisers for sure. Below is our run-down. Round two voting, to determine the nominations, opens today and will close on Tuesday 20 January. The nominations will be announced on Tuesday 27 January and … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) can hit $105,000 within weeks as a classic leading indicator stays bullish, says the latest market analysis. Key points: Bitcoin is enjoying bullish RSI signals on multiple timeframes as price action consolidates. A weekly RSI breakout occurred in December and continues to hold. Concerns about BTC price strength remain as traders still see … Read more
CES is a lot — a deluge of consumer tech surrounded by lots of bad carpeting. The Verge’s on-the-ground team of super nerds covered so many new products and technologies that it’s understandable if it was all a little overwhelming. That’s why we’ve gathered up a collection of trend reports from the show to help … Read more
Cryptocurrency company Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint after securing authorization from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA granted Ripple’s UK subsidiary, Ripple Markets UK, an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) registration and registered it under the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), according to official records. The EMI license allows companies to provide … Read more